Jeff Koons

American artist Jeff Koons repurposes kitsch and pop culture imagery into avant-garde paintings and sculptures. After establishing himself as an artist in the 1980s, Koons founded an art factory which employed 30 artists to work on various aspects of his pieces. The factory was reminiscent of the workshops of Andy Warhol and many Renaissance artists. He also employed an image consult to develop his public persona. His work has attracted some controversy, particularly "Made in Heaven," a series of paintings, sculptures and photographs depicting Koons in a variety of sexually explicit positions with his then wife, Ilona Staller. In November, 2007, his piece "Hanging Heart" set an auction record for a living artist, selling for $23.6 million.

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  Jeff Koons' "Rabbit"
  Creative Commons image by Get Directly Down

• ArtNet.com: Jeff Koons artwork for sale

• Jeff Koons - A Collection of Images

• World Trade Center: Video: Jeff Koons discusses "Balloon Flower"

• Gagosian Gallery: Jeff Koons - Exhibitions

• Public Art Fund: Jeff Koons: "Puppy" (2000)

• Google Images: Jeff Koons

• Flickr: Jeff Koons clusters

• Gawker: Would You Buy A Fake Diamond For $11.8 Mil? (November 14, 2007)

• Portfolio.com: The Painted Sky Isn't Falling (November 14, 2007)

• MediaBistro.com: Jeff Koons' Gigantic Shiny Rabbit to Join Macy's Thanksgiving Parade (November 13, 2007)

• 3 Quarks Daily: Defending Jeff Koons, or, Why Don't You Like My Puppy? (2005)

• Supervert.com: Jeff Koons: Frankenstein in Paradise

• Google Blog Search: Jeff Koons

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